'The Dark Knight Rises'

Ron Phillips / Warner Bros.

A disturbing experience we live through as much as a film we watch, this dazzling conclusion to director Christopher Nolan's trilogy is more than an exceptional superhero movie, it is masterful work across the board.

A disturbing experience we live through as much as a film we watch, this dazzling conclusion to director Christopher Nolan's trilogy is more than an exceptional superhero movie, it is masterful work across the board. (Ron Phillips / Warner Bros.)

A disturbing experience we live through as much as a film we watch, this dazzling conclusion to director Christopher Nolan's trilogy is more than an exceptional superhero movie, it is masterful work across the board.